As lawmakers failed to agree on a complete fiscal plan, the French National Assembly approved an interim budget bill for 2026 to keep the country running until January. This bill, called the “Special Law,” allows the government to continue collecting taxes and borrowing without a full budget plan, which was also used at the end of last year. The bill actually extends the 2025 fiscal plan into the new year and is expected to be approved by the Senate late Tuesday. As lawmakers failed to reach a compromise on the fiscal plan last Friday, discussions on the budget were postponed until next year, so French Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corny was forced to seek emergency measures, and doubts about how the government will control the deficit are deepening.

As lawmakers failed to agree on a complete fiscal plan, the French National Assembly approved an interim budget bill for 2026 to keep the country running until January. This bill, called the “Special Law,” allows the government to continue collecting taxes and borrowing without a full budget plan, which was also used at the end of last year. The bill actually extends the 2025 fiscal plan into the new year and is expected to be approved by the Senate late Tuesday. As lawmakers failed to reach a compromise on the fiscal plan last Friday, discussions on the budget were postponed until next year, so French Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corny was forced to seek emergency measures, and doubts about how the government will control the deficit are deepening.